Sixty First Congress Opens Amid Taft Agenda and Cannon Welcome
The Sixty First Congress opened at noon with Vice President Sherman presiding in the Senate and Speaker Cannon in the House. Lawmakers prepared for a winter of committee work, with measures ranging from interstate commerce reforms to civil war pensions, as galleries filled with diplomats and officials and both chambers moved toward executive nominations and a full legislative pace.
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Congress of
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Joseph G Cannon
House
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Cougrean
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Henry N. Couden
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Serena E H. Payne
Champ Clark
Nauat
Taftan
Sion
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Edward Everett Hale
Howe
Representatives
Tests of Diamonds Reveal Simple Inexpensive Checks
The article explains beginner tests to distinguish genuine diamonds from imitations. A needle hole through cardboard shows two refractions for fakes and one for real stones. It notes acids do not affect genuine diamonds, while hydrofluoric acid can corrode glass but not bona fide stones.
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Harper's Wuetly
Farm Edison uses electricity to ease work and power gear
Mia Holden from Orange Judd Palmer describes how electricity on her farm fuels a gasoline engine for pumping water charging a storage battery and running a corn sheller, grain elevating system and dynamo creating lights across buildings. The setup saves labor, speeds threshing, and lets her husband operate multiple tools, including a sewing machine, by simple switch control.
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Rexalta
Mia
Holden
Orange
Judd Palmer
Old Jersey
Market Report Mixes Rates and Commodities Across Cities
The page details New York currency rates and mercantile pricing with mixed figures for money, grain, provisions, and livestock. It lists spring patents, various grain prices, dairy and cheese, cattle and hogs, and regional bid quotes from Cleveland and Minnesota markets with December and January dates and several price points.
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New York
Valier—Hinat Creamery Mgae
York State
DG Abo
May
Cattie Hoat
Toledo
Cure for Cuticura Adverts and Medical Anecdotes
A scanned page fragment gathers ads and short items. It includes a 1908 testimonial claiming Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured a Yukon child’s severe rash, plus assorted quips about health tonics, a London archery note, and multiple mock advertisements with names and dubious claims.
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J. W. Lauck
Yukon
Okla
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Old People Warned of Fumina Decline and Potent Remedy
An old newspaper snippet complains of aging effects after forty, citing joint pain from blood poisons and urging relief with a dubious syrup recipe. It then mentions a night watchman job and a sly employer remark about sending a wife round, reflecting odd editorial tone.
Double Belight Humorous Exchange About Marriage
A lighthearted exchange between two clerks. Smith proclaims he will marry, joking about whether to marry the sister and twin. The other asks how to tell them apart, and Smith concedes he has not tried hard to tell them yet. Flattery noted as a guide in life.
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Frank Richarda
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Hoe
Smith
Ld Smith
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